Nora
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When I Grow Up…
With warm weather has come another first: independent outside play. Nora is so excited to be able play just outside the kitchen window with Pip as her watchdog, and I’m grateful for newness that entertains while I wash dishes. Standing inside, elbow deep in suds, I watch my little girl through a screen and feel…
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Two and a Half
Today is Nora’s half birthday and she is officially two and a half (though I have been telling people that since January). We love celebrating our little girl and half birthdays are the perfect excuse to do so; we haven’t missed a half birthday since Nora’s first party, when our friends came over at 6…
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Film Friday: Hide’n’Seek
in Film FridayRight now, one of little miss Nora’s favorite games is hide’n’seek. She would probably play for an hour if she had a willing companion. She loves running through the house mimicking what we do, shouting, “Ready or not, here I come!” and asking, “Is she in the vacuum? …No,” as she looks for me; her joy at being…
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Film Friday: Celebrating Nora’s Birthday
in Film FridayGoing back in time again as I try to catch up with all my old videos. This one is our birthday fun for Nora. Both Chris and I agree that our favorite things to celebrate will always be our children’s birthdays. Forget my birthday, forget Christmas, even Thanksgiving (which I love) — the two most…
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Styled, As Only A Two-Year-Old Can
Everyday, Nora is getting more and more independent. For the past two weeks, she has been all about doing things on her own. She tells me she needs privacy in the bathroom. She wants to brush her own teeth. And this just in — she wants to pick her own clothes. She wore these pajamas (two…
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A Heartbreaking First
I knew it was coming inevitably, but part of me, in denial, hoped that maybe we could avoid it…forever. Today, Chris and I realized that Nora is experiencing a first — not an exciting, shout from the rooftop first, but one of those firsts you hope to avoid as long as possible. Today is officially…
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Food for Thought
Last week was World Breastfeeding Week, a week designed to improve breastfeeding rates internationally through education. Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months (exclusively for the first 6 months), and thereafter for as long as mother and baby desire? Or that the World Health…
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Party Planning
Can you believe this little person is eleven months old today? I know I say it all the time, but how time flies. And now that she’s eleven months old, it’s time to start planning for her party…or actually admit that I’ve been planning it secretly for a few months now. You see, we, at…
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Powell Ears
I started following a mama blog recently by a mama who is a photographer. She does a fun little thing every Thursday called “You Capture,” where she gives out a topic and encourages people to go out, take pictures for the next week, and then share their pictures the following Thursday. I’ve been taking a…
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Beach Baby
This week Chris had a rare two days off in a row. Nora and my gift to him for Father’s Day was a whole day of doing whatever he wanted, so Tuesday, he said he wanted to go to the beach. You might expect this to be a post about how we all went to…
